By Kaley Kiermayr Today we’re pleased to welcome Guadalupe García McCall to the WNDB blog to discuss her young adult novel Echoes of Grace, out on August 16, 2022! In Eagle Pass, Texas, Grace struggles to understand the “echoes” she inherited from her mother—visions which often distort her … [Read more...] about Q&A With Guadalupe García McCall, Echoes of Grace
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Q&A with Cynthia Harmony & Teresa Martínez, Mi Ciudad Sings
By Thushanthi Ponweera Today we’re pleased to welcome Cynthia Harmony and Teresa Martínez to the WNDB blog to discuss their picture book Mi Cuidad Sings, out June 14, 2022! We previously revealed the English and Spanish covers for the book here. After experiencing a devastating earthquake, … [Read more...] about Q&A with Cynthia Harmony & Teresa Martínez, Mi Ciudad Sings
Q&A With Anna-Marie McLemore, Lakelore
By Steve Dunk Today we're pleased to welcome Anna-Marie McLemore to the WNDB blog to discuss young adult novel Lakelore, out since March 8, 2022! Everyone who lives near the lake knows the stories about the world underneath it, an ethereal landscape rumored to be half-air, half-water. But … [Read more...] about Q&A With Anna-Marie McLemore, Lakelore
Q&A With Vanessa L. Torres, The Turning Pointe
By Paola M. Today we're pleased to welcome Vanessa L. Torres to the WNDB blog to discuss young adult novel The Turning Pointe, out February 22, 2022! When sixteen-year-old Rosa Dominguez pirouettes, she is poetry in pointe shoes. And as the daughter of a tyrant ballet Master, Rosa seems … [Read more...] about Q&A With Vanessa L. Torres, The Turning Pointe
Cover Reveal for A Seed in the Sun by Aida Salazar
Today we're excited to reveal the cover for A Seed in the Sun by Aida Salazar! The cover was illustrated by Karina Perez and designed by Jessica Jenkins. The book will be released on October 25, 2022 by Dial Books. Preorder it here, here, here, or here. A farm working girl with big dreams meets … [Read more...] about Cover Reveal for A Seed in the Sun by Aida Salazar
Cover Reveal for Mi Ciudad Sings by Cynthia Harmony, illustrated by Teresa Martinez
Today we're pleased to reveal both the English and Spanish covers for Mi Ciudad Sings by Cynthia Harmony, illustrated by Teresa Martinez! The cover was also illustrated by Martinez and designed by Julia Rosenfeld. The book was edited by Anu Anuoluwapo, and will be released simultaneously in English … [Read more...] about Cover Reveal for Mi Ciudad Sings by Cynthia Harmony, illustrated by Teresa Martinez
You Do Not Have to Explain Your Magic
By Raquel Vasquez Gilliland When I write stories, I include magic. I was raised with magic, so this is natural to me. It’s also natural to not explain the origins of magic in my work. In my newest YA novel, How Moon Fuentez Fell in Love with the Universe, I establish a similar world. Though there … [Read more...] about You Do Not Have to Explain Your Magic
Mexican Paleteros Inspired My Children’s Book
Paletero Man by Lucky Diaz, illustrated by Micah Player, is on sale now. By Lucky Diaz As a child, I remember my dad affording himself very few luxuries. He was a giver, with what little he had. He loved taking my brother and me to the panderia to choose a pan dulce, to el mercado to buy a … [Read more...] about Mexican Paleteros Inspired My Children’s Book
Cover and Playlist Reveal for This Is Why They Hate Us by Aaron H. Aceves
Today we are thrilled to reveal the cover and annotated playlist for This Is Why They Hate Us by Aaron H. Aceves. The cover art was illustrated by Goñi Montes and the book was designed by Laurent Linn. The book will be released on March 29, 2022, by Simon & Schuster Books for Young … [Read more...] about Cover and Playlist Reveal for This Is Why They Hate Us by Aaron H. Aceves
